Chess (#1227)

The world title match is evenly balanced after five hard-fought draws

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The world title match is evenly balanced after five hard-fought draws. Magnus Carlsen is not in prime form. Or, to put it another way, Sergey Karjakin is living up to his reputation as a stubborn, inventive defender. The world champion must be wondering why he is not 2-0 ahead.  It started with two cautious games where the positions never got imbalanced though they played down to flat equal endgames.  Game 1 saw Carlsen playing the unusual Trompovsky Opening with white. This could not have come as a big surprise since he has played the same system against Vladimir ...

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Chess (#1227)